IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cavode
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990KY137016
  • User Pedon ID: 1990KY137016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0665
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62598
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 37.4847908
  • Std. Longitude: -84.6679764
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3 miles south of Stanford on Neals Creek road. 450 feet S of barn; 30 feet E of fence. Witt Farm
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY137—Lincoln
  • MLRA: 121—Kentucky Bluegrass

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Evans, J. Fehr, J. Robbins, T. Sobecki
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Aeric Ochraquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Aeric Ochraquults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: pediment
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    15—97

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    313

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    0

    127

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03944. Geodes of various sized 1 to 10 in diameter scatter on surface of soil; common fine roots throughout
    Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) silt loam; 11 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03945. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 2.5Y72 mottles
    Bt2—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03946. on percent T. (5 percent fragments) includes geodes; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1169997; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1169997
    Bt3—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03947. (5% fragments) includes Geodes of various sizes; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles
    Btg4—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); greenish gray (5G 6/1) very channery silty clay; 11 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 45 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03948. (45% fragments) includes 10 to 15 percent Geodes; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium prominent 2.5Y66 mottles
    2C r—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); greenish gray (5GY 5/1) and olive (5Y 4/4) weathered bedrock; massive; very firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P03949. varigated weathered soft Shale. Truck mounted Augur Penetrated aproximately 14"